According to The Andrews Sisters\u2019 official site, they were America\u2019s most popular female singing group. Patty, the youngest sister, was a loud and energetic blonde who headed the group with her confident vocals. The middle sister was Maxene, a brunette, whose harmonic range gave the impression of four voices instead of three. Finally, completing the trio was the eldest, LaVerne, a strong willed redhead, witty with an eye for fashion. All born in the 1910s, they dominated well before The Spice Girls and The Supremes. During the late \u201830s and \u201840s the original girl group was a global sensation. They sold more than 75 million records.<\/p>\n
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In this hilarious tribute, three fabulous performers frock up and ham it up for a tad over an hour with 14 of their songs, including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rum and Coca Cola <\/i>and Pistol Packin\u2019 Mama<\/i>. Conceived in Melbourne by writer and director John Livings, he infuses mock squabbling and his take on the girls\u2019 lives with contemporary references that go down a treat.<\/p>\n
The humour is easy and saucy and then, of course, there is the music (with plaudits to musical director Mark Jones, who has done an excellent job). I tell you what, these guys can warble. Michael Dalton is Patty, the undisputed leader of the group. An energetic, enthusiastic unnatural blonde, she holds the show together and delivers the majority of the dialogue. She sings a treat too. Earlier this month he wowed them as a man and a woman (yes, both roles in a taxing one person show) in A Different Way Home <\/i>at the same venue. That didn\u2019t require him to sing, but clearly Dalton is multi-talented \u2013 a most impressive individual.<\/p>\n